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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 516 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (Ask “what does it do?”): Find who the sentence is about (the subject). Ask: what does (or did) the subject do? The word that answers is the verb. Names and things are nouns; describing words are adjectives.

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  1. 1.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) colourful (c) drew (d) Zoya
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) sweet (c) happily
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the toy every day. (a) new (b) slowly (c) buys
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha reads a funny book every day.” (a) Nisha (b) book (c) funny (d) reads
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya read a funny book yesterday.” (a) book (b) read (c) funny (d) Priya
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) big (c) Aarav (d) kicked
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash read a new book yesterday.” (a) read (b) new (c) book (d) Yash
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) opens (c) Kunal (d) box
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) new
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Pooja ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) quickly (c) eats
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the wall every day. (a) slowly (b) long (c) paints
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the kite every day. (a) red (b) flies (c) happily
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) quickly
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the mango every day. (a) slowly (b) juicy (c) eats
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Meera read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) book (c) Meera (d) read
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha paints a long wall every day.” (a) paints (b) long (c) Nisha (d) wall
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) heavy (c) carries (d) Aditya
  20. 20.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the book every day. (a) slowly (b) funny (c) reads
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) drew (d) Manav
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Omkar kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) Omkar (b) ball (c) red (d) kicked
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) wall (b) painted (c) Tara (d) long
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) Kabir (d) wall
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) slowly (c) kicks
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) carries (b) bag (c) heavy (d) Zoya
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) bicycle (c) rode (d) Pooja
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal flew a red kite yesterday.” (a) Kunal (b) flew (c) red (d) kite
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the song every day. (a) quickly (b) sweet (c) sings
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) happy (c) quickly
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) opens (c) quickly
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Kavya (b) painted (c) tall (d) wall
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the wall every day. (a) tall (b) paints (c) quickly
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav opens a big box every day.” (a) big (b) Aarav (c) opens (d) box
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) Arjun (c) ate (d) mango
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) happily
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flies a new kite every day.” (a) Kabir (b) kite (c) new (d) flies

Answer key

  1. drew
  2. sings
  3. buys
  4. carries
  5. reads
  6. read
  7. kicked
  8. read
  9. opens
  10. reads
  11. eats
  12. eats
  13. paints
  14. flies
  15. eats
  16. eats
  17. read
  18. paints
  19. carries
  20. reads
  21. reads
  22. drew
  23. kicked
  24. painted
  25. painted
  26. kicks
  27. carries
  28. rode
  29. flew
  30. sings
  31. sings
  32. opens
  33. writes
  34. painted
  35. paints
  36. flies
  37. opens
  38. ate
  39. eats
  40. flies

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